Western Education and Library Board

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The Western Education and Library Board was a regional body in Northern Ireland responsible for overseeing local education services and public libraries before its functions were taken over by the Education Authority.

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Surface form Occurrences
Education Authority (Western Region) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf education and library board
public body
appliesToJurisdiction Western Education and Library Board area
archivesAt Public Record Office of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
coordinatesWith other Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn 2015
governedBy board of members
hasMotto Every School a Good School
hasSuccessor Education Authority Western Region NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Omagh NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legalForm statutory body
locatedIn Northern Ireland
operatedBy Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED
operatedFrom 1973
operatedIn post-primary education
primary education
public library network
school maintenance
school transport
special educational needs services
youth services
operatedUntil 2015
ownedBy Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
Department of Education (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
partOf education system of Northern Ireland
library system of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
regionServed Western Northern Ireland
replaced local education committees
replacedBy Education Authority NERFINISHED
responsibleFor local education services
public libraries
sector public sector
serviceArea Counties Londonderry
Fermanagh NERFINISHED
Tyrone NERFINISHED
parts of County Antrim
parts of County Armagh
supervisedBy Department of Education (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
website http://www.welbni.org

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Foyle College hasLocalAuthority Western Education and Library Board
this entity surface form: Education Authority (Western Region)
Education Authority (Northern Ireland) replaces Western Education and Library Board